5 year old biting sibling...i need help pls!

[samanthasmom]

today is the 3rd instance of my 5yr old dd biting my 2yold dd.  the first time it happened we weren't sure if my little one was biting herself and my oldest said she didn't do it.  the 2nd time it was clear she did because it was in a place you couldn't bite yourself.  she finally admitted it was her.  she was also quick to try to cover it up saying my dd fell nand thats why she was crying.  we took away any tv for the day. talked ALOT about biting and lying several different times.  then today she bite her sister again.  we've been trying to give her more attention and this was after a weekend of 'mommy time' with her so i don't think its attention seeking.  i'm thinking shes just getting mad and doesn't know how to handle her anger so we've talked about that too.  today it didn't seem like she was mad at her little sister. as a consequence to the biting we took away her new bella ballerina shoes which we had just gotten her that morning, no tv, and bed early.  i'm just not sure why she's doing this and how to get her to stop.  she has never been a biter.  she's starting k soon but seems excited.  this has been going on over about a months time. 

any thoughts?

thanks

[meemee]

is mommy time one on one with no little sister?

you dont need a whole weekend.

what you need is intense half hour or one hour of mommy time and daddy time with no one else involved.

what does your 5 year old like to do.

do a once a week thing - like an icecream parlour or frozen yoghurt say every saturday at 4 pm (or on days they have $1 deals). 

i am sure that will make a big difference. 

also does she do chores? does she have responsibility in the house that only she does - something important in the house like bringing mail in rather than clean her room? or change the toilet paper roll.

[phathui5]

If our five year old was biting people, the initial consequence at our house would be a time-out for him with him separated from everyone. What I would tell him is that he is being removed from the group to protect everyone, because he cannot play if he cannot play safely.

Aside from that, I would keep a closer eye on him for a couple of days to make sure the behavior wasn't resurfacing.